Finger-nail-cleaning compound



Sept. 11, 1923. 1,467,614

C. W. EADS FINGER NAIL CLEANING COMPOUND Filed Sept. 27. 1921 Avm: woe CHARLES w. EADS Patented Sept. 11, 1,923.

CHARLES W. EADS, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

FINGERNAILCLEANING COMPOUND.

Application filed September 27, 1921.

T 0 all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES \V. Ems, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Oakland, county of Alameda, State of California, have made a new and useful invention-4o wit, Improvements in Finger-Nail-Cleaning Compounds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates particularly to a cleansing and bleaching compound adapted to be used for removing accumulations on finger nails and bleaching the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cleansing and bleaching compound, sha ed as a shaft, containing an abrasive substance, a bleach and a binder and of the consistency of a semi-solid.

A still further object is to provide a cleansing and bleaching compound shaped as a shaft and having a handle or casing means for holding or closing the same an which assembled article of manufacture will be superior in point of simplicity of inexpensivcness or construction, positiveness of operation, facility and convenience in use and general efficiency, the use of which will not, cause injury; to the nails on a persons hands or feet. T e other objects and advantages will appear as the description progresses.

In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention illustrated in the form considered to be the best, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to such form, because'it may be embodied in other forms; and it is also to be understood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired to cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

In the accompanying one sheet of drawinq's:

I ig. 1 indicates a shaft of the compound constructed in accordance with my nvention.

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation part1 in sect-ion of a casing for containing a sha t of my compound.

Fig. 3 represents a modified form of casin" having the compound contained therein.

he nails on the fingers and toes of the human being, particularly the nails on the fingers, are more or less conspicuous. Dirt, detritus and the like accumulates on top of, and more particularly, beneath the end of Serial No. 503,700.

the nail and for other than sanitary reasons, the appearance of a persons hands is effected by the neatncss or untidiness of keeping the nails.

Scientific treatment of the nails requires that the same be, cleansed not by the blade of a sharp knife, but bette'r with soft orange sticks and the like, which does not injure the texture of the nail, but treats it so that a hard, firm surface results to which accumulations will not readily adhere.

My invention contemplates providing a cleansing and bleaching compound shaped,

- as a shaft, having a diameter of approximately one sixteenth of an inch. The compound of the shaft will preferably be formed of an abrasive substance, a bleaching element and binding material, whereby the same might be moulded or shaped in any desirable length, diameters or shapes. In the forming of my compound, I have found that any number of binders such as paper pulp, clay, wax, tallow, soap or the like may e used, suitably mixed with predetermined proportions of a bleaching element, such as any of the alkaline salts or acids or ammonia, peroxide of hydrogen, listerine and the like to whichwill be added an abrasive or cutting substance such for instance as chalk, pumice or whiting. It is to be understood that suitable quantities of the named elements or any parts or combinations thereof would be mixed in a desired proportion and permitted to set or attain the consistency of a. semi-solid, (the nature of which would be akin to a colored crayon). A shaft of the compound described, may be thus effectively used for removing accumulations from beneath the finger nails the abrasive material in the said shaft tending to cut or remove the clinging dirt, but at the same time wearing away sufficiently to rub the bleaching element against the under side of the nail to whiten or bleach the same.

In order to facilitate the use of my compound it is desirable that the same be contained within a housing to eliminate the possibilit of the shaft compound breaking, and to ma c it more easily handled, I have provided. with reference to Fig. 2, the shaft compound 1, contained with the bore of a cylindrical casing 2. the said casing being internally threaded to receive the externally threaded )lunger shaft 3, having the pro'ectin handle thereon, to effect rotation o the said shaft 3. It will be obvious that movebleaching compound shaped as a sha ment of the shaft 8 of the handle 4 will advance the shaft compound 1 from the casing 2, a distance sufficient to suit the particular taste of the user.

The combination of a cleansin and with a casing, such as described, permits the same to be carried in the pocket much after the fashion of a ncil or pen. A modification of the casing 18 shown in Fig. 3 wherein the shaft 1 is wrapped with continuous lengths of paper whic may be easily and quickly torn and removed to lengthen the exposed position of the shaft 1 when the same becomes shortened through usage.

Having thus described this invention what I-claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A finger nail cleaner compi'ising a cleansing compound sha d as a shaft in combination with means or containing said shaft.

2. A finger nail cleaner comprising a cleansing and bleaching compound shaped as a shaftan enclosing means for containing said shaft and means for discharging sald shaft from said enclosing means.

3. A fin r nail cleaner comprising a compound ormed of an abrasive substance, a bleach and a binder and shaped as a shaft,

and an enclosing means for holding said sliaft.

4. A finger nail cleaner comprising a compoundformed of an abrasive substance, a bleach and a binder and shaped as a shaft and means for discharging said shaft from said enclosing means.

5. A finger nail cleaner comprising a semi-solid cleansing compound shaped as a shaft and capable, of removing accumulationsfrom beneath finger nails in combination with means for containing said shaft.

In testimon whereof I have hereunto set my hand at n Francisco, California, this 13th day of Sept, 1921.-

CHARLES W. EADS. In presence of- Lnrcom Jensen.

, DIBCLAI MER 1,567,61LM W. Elda, Oaklahd, Calif. FINGER-NAIIrCLIANING Oonrotmn. Patent datedptember 11 1923. Disclaimer filed June 6, 1934, by tho asaignoe, Nor'lham War-rm Hereby man this diaclaimar to claim 1 m :0 claim 5 of said Letters Patent No. 1,467,614, as follows:

1 n disclaims from the wage of claim No. 1, any ahaft save one which has a. subatantially white color, and which includes a water-soluble binder.

2Itdmol' mthesoopoofclaimfi m any shaft aayoono which has 0. dubatanfiiallgyhito color and which includes a water-soluble binder.

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